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Example Question #65 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
VIE
Win
Quell
Dare
Compete
Endear
Compete
If you “vie” for attention with your brothers and sisters, you compete for attention with them. Similarly, if two people are “competing” in a competition, they might be vying for the trophy. To further help you, “endear” means to please or delight and “quell” means to stop or suppress.
Example Question #66 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
STIMULATE
Bore
Rough
Plan
Engage
Rouse
Rouse
"Stimulate" means to encourage or excite. "Rouse" is the correct choice, as it means to stir or incite.
Example Question #67 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Synonyms: Select the word whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ENTREAT
Envision
Implore
Mortify
Calibrate
Embitter
Implore
"Entreat" is a verb that means beg or implore, so "implore" is the correct answer. As for the other answer choices, none are close in meaning to "entreat": "embitter" means to make bitter; "mortify" means embarrass greatly; "calibrate" means adjust a machine so that its measurements are accurate and standard; and "envision" means imagine or visualize as something that might happen in the future.
Example Question #68 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LAUD
Grunt
Relive
Accept
Praise
Repeat
Praise
"Laud" most nearly means praise, as in "The graduate was lauded for his tremendous academic achievements."
Example Question #69 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GRIPE
Complain
Grasp
Select
Discover
Emphasize
Complain
To "gripe" about something means to grumble or "complain" about it.
Example Question #70 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ATONE
displace
apologize
fear
harmonize
scold
apologize
"Atone" means serve a punishment for or take other actions to formally apologize for some crime or wrong, so "apologize" is the correct answer.
Example Question #851 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCRUTINIZE
Attach
Enchant
Inspect
Misrepresent
Dirty
Inspect
"Scrutinize" means inspect or examine in detail, so "inspect" is the correct answer.
Example Question #852 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JEST
Scold
Remark
Joke
Understand
Stab
Joke
To "jest" means to joke, and a "jest" is a joke, so "joke" is the correct answer.
Example Question #853 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CAPITULATE
Yield
Leap
Resist
Thwart
Promise
Yield
“Capitulate” is a verb that means surrender. “Resist,” then, cannot be the correct answer, because “resist” is a verb that can mean refuse to surrender to; that means that “resist” is an antonym of “capitulate,” not a synonym. “Yield,” however, can mean relent and agree to and because “yield” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “capitulate,” “yield” is the correct answer.
Example Question #854 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIVULGE
Double
Withhold
Keep
Split
Reveal
Reveal
"Divulge" is a verb that means make something secret known. Of the given answer choices, "reveal" has the closest meaning.
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